Audience Quote by Michael Tilson Thomas

Its just that, when the orchestra look at me, I want them to see a completely involved person who reflects what we rehearsed, and…

— James Levine

I currently spend a lot of time thinking about orchestration and every detail of a piece.

— Gavin Bryars

“The truth of an orchestra is heard when they try to find their common notes before the show. All those strings and tubes and…

— Kelly Gardiner

I think this orchestra's strengths involve drama and voice.

— James Levine

We've done an arrangement with an orchestra, but I think the best stuff tends to come when it's just the four of us.

— Brian May

Why write for the orchestra? For one thing it's a very challenging problem.

— Elliott Carter

[As a conductor] there has to be, between me and the orchestra, an unshakable bond of trust, born out of mutual respect, through which…

— Charles Hazlewood

I will never master this craft. Orchestras are very, very forthcoming with me.

— David Ogden Stiers

I want to take the great tradition of the orchestra within me, to take what the orchestra offers.

— Andris Nelsons

The game is if the orchestra can hear each other, they play better. If they play better and there's a tangible feeling between the…

— Frank Gehry

I usually need a lot of time to be completely alone with the particular piece, the composer, and the instrument. I also prefer a…

— Rafal Blechacz

Is it not the business of the conductor to convey to the public in its dramatic form the central idea of a composition; and…

— John Philip Sousa